Any way to use VRayDisplacementMod along with Multiscatter?

[Art48]

I noticed that I cannot use multiscatter on displaced surfaces as in it will just treat the distribution object as if without VRayDisplacementMod applied. Is there a way to make it work which doesnt involve baking the displacement via the standard max displacement modifier?

[Neilg]

nope - displacement happens at render time, after the scatter.

you should use the max displace for the big moves and a high detail map in the vray displacement for the fine details.

[Art48]

Yeah, I was just wondering. I did it with the max displacement now, but I would have preferred to use the VRayDisplacementMod. Maybe I ask the guys from Multiscatter if there is a such way, would prove useful.

[vlado]

There might be a way, but it would be very inconvenient for the MultiScatter guys.

V-Ray 3.10 coming out this fall has a new API for creating instances at render time and it can instance anything, including objects with VRayDisplacementMod (though memory usage might be higher in that case).

Best regards,
Vlado

[Art48]

There might be a way, but it would be very inconvenient for the MultiScatter guys.

V-Ray 3.10 coming out this fall has a new API for creating instances at render time and it can instance anything, including objects with VRayDisplacementMod (though memory usage might be higher in that case).

Best regards,
Vlado

Thanks for the headsup, that's definitely cool news, although you might have got me wrong.
While scattering a displaced geometry definitely is cool, in this case I am talking about scattering ON a displaced object. Meaning Object A with VRayDisplacementMod serves as surface for scattered instances of Object B (no VRayDisplacementMod).

Edit: Woah! If I got this right it could be possible to render PFlow particles via VRay-instanced geometry at rendertime?

[vlado]

Meaning Object A with VRayDisplacementMod serves as surface for scattered instances of Object B (no VRayDisplacementMod).

Ah, I see. In that case the Displace modifier is the way to go, yes.

Edit: Woah! If I got this right it could be possible to render PFlow particles via VRay-instanced geometry at rendertime?

Yes...

Best regards,
Vlado